Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Fantasy Golf: The Procore Championship Preview

I didn't watch a single shot of the Tour Championship (because it was pointless) and barely saw 15 minutes of football on Sunday (because I got a bit looped playing golf) so as a sports blog, we're going to be lacking this week. I did, however, do some car shopping and I have a few tips for salesmen who engage with my particular demographic . . . especially Ken who "helped" last Friday night:
  • If I call ahead and tell you exactly the car I want, don't parade me around the lot for twenty minutes looking for it and then compound that tomfoolery by saying "here it is" when it's the wrong car. As a car salesman, you start with zero credibility so you really don't want your first move to take you backwards.  
  • Try to know at least one thing about the car besides what you can see from the passenger seat. I can see it has a stereo and air conditioning. Maybe even make something up if you have to like "this car will float for 8 minutes if you drive off a bridge."
  • If your customer is a middle-aged bald guy with a perpetual scowl, don't make him wait 20 minutes every time you go do the bullshit shuffle with your manager. He has previously walked-out of many situations that require far less patience. (And yes, I walked out on Ken). 

TWEET OF THE WEEK

One more piece of car shopping advice . . . 

GOLF ANALYSIS

Last year I more or less declared this tournament to be completely unpredictable based on its random list of champions that preceded Max Homa's back-to-back wins. Then I picked Sahith Theegala to win and he did just that. Sometimes even when I'm right, I'm wrong . . . or the other way around. I'm honestly not sure.

This tournament probably now warrants a historical performance chart but I didn't get to it this week due to the lingering effects of the aforementioned loopiness. However, I did review the past leaderboards and the information gleaned from that research has been strategically incorporated into the picks below. You'll just have to trust me. 

One and Done Pick: Brendon Todd
Whoever said Brendon Todd doesn't
have a personality needs to take it back.
(That was you). Next question please.

Other Guy I'd Pick: Maverick McNealy

Sleeper Pick: Robby Shelton

DraftKings Top Ten Values

Sahith Theegala

$10,600

Maverick McNealy

$9,400

Brendon Todd

$9,100

Tom Hoge

$8,900

Doug Ghim

$8,500

Matt Kuchar

$7,900

Neil Shipley

$7,600

Andrew Putnam

$7,500

Charley Hoffman

$7,300

Robby Shelton

$6,800


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